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Jacinda Ardern - the woman behind the headlines
9:10 AM.The resignation of the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has taken the country by surprise and has sparked a leadership battle within the Labour Party. Ardern led the country through some of the most… Read more Audio
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Urban Jumble Daily Quiz
12:00 PM.Every day we're giving you three words. Within each word are letters which spell out a New Zealand town or city. Each letter can only be used once. While some words may have more than one answer, the… Read more
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On the road with the Bard of the South Victor Billot
11:08 AM.oday we are on a roadtrip with Dunedin writer and the unofficial Bard of the South Victor Billot. Victor's satirical odes to various public figures and politicians appear regularly on Newsroom, have… Read more Audio
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Museum stop - Mangawhai Museum
10:50 AM.We're in Northland today visiting Mangawhai Museum on our museum stop. The museum is full of stories and treasures centred around the beautiful Mangawhai Harbour. It's a new and modern museum with a… Read more Audio
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Summer food with Yeshi Desta
10:35 AM.Yeshi Desta came to New Zealand as a refugee more than 20 years ago and loves introducing New Zealanders to the tastes and flavours of eastern Africa. She runs My Mother's Kitchen, whipping up pop-up… Read more Audio
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National Geographic camps for budding photographers
10:20 AM.For more than 130 years National Geographic has been informing and educating people around the world with incredible stories and stunning photographs. This year a number of its photographers are… Read more Audio
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Exposure to sweets at work compared to passive smoking
10:10 AM.Forced proximity to cake and biscuits at work has been compared to passive smoking by the UK's Food Standards Agency. "If nobody brought cakes into the office, I would not eat cakes", chairwoman… Read more Audio
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Swallowing swords and juggling chainsaws
9:45 AM.Imagine a CV with a list of skills which reading sword swallowing, knife-throwing, chainsaw juggling and fire-eating. Australian Chayne Hultgren aka The Space Cowboy holds 55 Guiness World Records for… Read more Audio
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Tracking Wellington's newly-released kiwi
9:35 AM.We're checking in with Wellington's newly-released kiwi. Last November, for the first time in around 100 years, eleven North Island brown kiwi were released into the Makara hills after an ambitious… Read more Audio
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Chatham Islands' only brewer
9:20 AM.Chatham Islands fresh seafood and pristine honey have a reputation for unbeatable quality, but those lucky enough to visit are also getting a chance to sample locally brewed beer. Simone Croon started… Read more Audio
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Water Safety NZ's message after Opoutere drowning
9:10 AM.Yesterday's drowning at Opoutere beach in Coromandel adds to a growing death toll over the summer period. In one of the biggest rescue efforts this summer six people were pulled from the water… Read more Audio
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Urban Jumble Daily Quiz
12:00 PM.Every day we're giving you three words. Within each word are letters which spell out a New Zealand town or city. Each letter can only be used once. While some words may have more than one answer, the… Read more
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The return of US folk artist Sneaky Bones
11:45 AM.US folk artist Matthew Bean aka Sneaky Bones is back in New Zealand for a third time, performing live for the first time since 2019. He'll be playing a string of North Island centres starting later… Read more Audio
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On the road with Hamilton star Akina Edmonds
11:08 AM.We're on the road with actor, dancer, singer and has been performing in Hamilton - billed as the most acclaimed musical of the past decade. Kiwi Akina Edmonds is one of the stars of the show which has… Read more Audio
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Museum stop - Kaikoura District Museum
10:45 AM.Mountains, whales, and a dramatic coastline - we're in Kaikoura today for our museum stop. Housed in the landmark craypot building Kaikoura Museum https://kaikoura-museum.co.nz/ highlights the area's… Read more Audio
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Naomi Toilalo: 'Beautiful food instantly relaxes people'
10:30 AM.When Auckland baker and mother-of-four Naomi Tailolo needed a creative outlet, her sister suggested social media. Last year Naomi released the bilingual cookbook Whānaukai, based on her popular… Read more Video, Audio
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David Byrne's media project strikes cheerful note
10:10 AM.Sometimes it feels like the world is just full of doom and gloom. If it's not the pandemic, then it's the cost of living or the climate crisis. Reasons to be Cheerful is a non-profit editorial… Read more Audio
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What to look forward to on the big screen
9:50 AM.Our occasional movie reviewer Sam Hollis joined us earlier in the show to tell us what he'd been watching over the holidays. He's back to share what we can look forward to on the big screen in the… Read more Audio
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The Revenant - ultra adventure racing in the extreme
9:40 AM.It's one of the most gruelling races on the planet - so tough that only four people have ever finished it. The Revenant ultra adventure run gets underway at Welcome Rock on Blackmore Station in… Read more Audio
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Fishing the depths of the south
9:25 AM.Fisher Nate Smith is passionate about sustainable fishing - he's the driving force behind Gravity Fishing which operates between Southland and Rakiura/Stewart Island. He is the latest generation in a… Read more Audio
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End of a traumatic chapter in aviation history
9:10 AM.Air travel, like tourism was an industry which took a real hammering when the Covid pandemic gripped the world. It's getting back to normal but issues remain - prices remain high, staff shortages mean… Read more Audio
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Urban Jumble Daily Quiz
12:00 PM.Every day we're giving you three words. Within each word are letters which spell out a New Zealand town or city. Each letter can only be used once. While some words may have more than one answer, the… Read more
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Auckland's Shakespeare production hit by thieves
11:35 AM.Auckland's Pumphouse Theatre has been burgled just ahead of the start of its summer Shakespeare season. It begins this weekend with Antony and Cleopatra. But thieves have broken into the theatre and… Read more Audio
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On the road with DOC veteran Herb Christophers
11:08 AM.We're in the car with Herb Christophers who has just retired from the Department of Conservation after a 30-year career. Herb is a walking encyclopaedia on everything you need to know about our native… Read more Audio
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